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sticky lingers

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) I love seeing things like this. i was sent this by scott mcdougall (airbrush extraordinaire) and since he is also psychedelic poster/underground art geek, i have to assume this might actually be real. i’ve since … Continue reading

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dark side of our culture

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): I miss matchbooks. since the advent of the cheap-o butane lighter, and the slow death of smoking, matches have disappeared as an advertising medium. granted, they have become incredibly expensive things to have made and … Continue reading

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detournement part 3: charlie don’t surf

The last installment of Art’s series that began with the complicated but brilliant situationist school and Guy Debord… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): To be totally fair, even though Jamie Reid’s situationist appropriation (DIRECT appropriation – with intent still intact) may have … Continue reading

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let it bleed: lame brand images

Missing You. Memo From Turner: the Rolling Stones graphics really suck. Lame and tame. You can’t always get what you want, but….. unless you really care….. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): This poster/advert/whatever for the 1975 Rolling Stones world tour (specifically promoting … Continue reading

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lost civilization

A peek into a lost civilization…. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): When this issue of Art Direction came out in 1981, it was generally considered a quirky, snarky, referential insider design joke – a sort of “look at the dopey stuff we … Continue reading

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straightening out a wobbly trend: naive it is not

Infusing, not confusing image with type. The slam and mix-master technique…. Art Chantry (Art@artchantry.com): In my classes over the years, I’ve always encourage (insisted, actually) that my students try to learn to combine type with image. to my eye, there … Continue reading

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